Track structure.



G W KUTZ TRACK STRUCTURE.

APPLICATION FILED 29, 1909.

Patented Nov. 23, 1909.

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APPLICATION FILED APR. 29. 1909.

Patented Nov. .23, 1909.

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UNKTED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

i 4 .CYRENIUS W. KUTZ, OF HUMBERT, PENNSYLVANIA.

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To all whom Be it known that I, Cyiinmns ill. iKU'iZ a citizen of the United States, residing at Humbert, in the county of- Somerset and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Track Structures, of which the following is a speci- Fig. 1.

metallic chair plate 5 while the rails 1, 2

tication, reference being had to the accom panying drawings. 1

This invention relates to improvements in track structures and more particularly to cross ties, track chairs and rail fastenings.

One object of the invention is to provide an improved metallic cross tie, chair or the like, which while especially adapted for use in mines, may be used for surface railroads.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved track fastening which will permit of the removal of the rails from the ties, chair'plates, etc. Without entirely removing the- 'fastenings .from such ties or chair plates.

With the above'and other objects in view,

the invention consists of the novel-features of construction and the combination and arrangement .of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of a portion of a track especially adapted for use in a mine and embodyingthe present invention; Figs. 2,3 and 4 are sectional views taken, respectively, on the lines 2+2, 3-3 and 44 in Fig. 1; Fig.5 is'an end View of one of the ties; Fig.6 is 'a plan view of the frog plate and the track fa'stenings thereon; Fig. 7 is a. perspective view of one of the two-part rail clamping members or clips, the parts of the same being separated; Fig. 8 is an inverted perspective-view of a modified form of a two part clip especially adapted for use between two rails which are disposed close' to each other; and Figs 9 and 10 are bottom perspective views of the two parts of another form of clip adapted to use between two converging rails.

of a main line, 2 the rails of a siding, 3 a V- shaped rail member arranged at the juncture of two of the rails 1, 2 and 4 denotes guard or frog rails spaced from the pointed section 3 and. formed by bending the ends of portions of the rails 1, 2; as clearly shown in The parts 3, 4 are mounted on a are mounted on metallic cross ties 6. Each 1 of the improvedcross ties 6 is stampediliroiii a single piece of'heavyumet'al and is ofsiib stantially' rectangular-shape, its body'p'or I tlOIiOl top 7 being flat and formed at its longitudinal or side edges with de )eudiug flanges 8 inclined downwardly a (:1 outwardly and formed wi h corrugations or scallops 9, as shown in Figs. 1 and 5 of the drawings. The depending flanges 8 of the ties are adapted to work down into the ground or road bed so that the top or body portions 7 of the ties lie flat upon the same, the peculiar shape of the flanges S causing them to effectively anchor the tie and prevent it from shifting either longitudinally or transversely. By making the tie of metal, it will not rot as do Wooden cross ties and it will be much more durable than such ties, and by making it as above described it will be firmly anchored and will lie close to the bottom or floor of the mine. passage and hence occupy much less space than the ordinary wooden cross tie. Since this improved metallic tie liesfiat or flu h with the floor .of the mine passage, it will not be necessary to fillthe space between-the rails and ties with gaub or culm as is customary when wooden ties are used in mines, thereby dispensing with the dust and dirt incident to the use of such fillings for the track. The

ties may be made long, as indicated at 6, or.

short, as indicated at 10, and the frog plate or chair 5,is constructed similar to the ties, as will be understood on reference to Figs. 1 and 5.

The track rails are adapted to be secured on the cross ties or chair plates by improved two-part clamp members or clips, the parts of which are designated by the numerals 11, 12. The parts 11, 12 of each clip are similar, each having a flat body portion of rectangular shape with oneface at one end beveled, as shown at 13, and with an aperture 14 arranged adjacent to its other end. Said parts 11', 12 are. superposed with the apertures 14 1 in, alinement for thereception ofafastening In the drawings ldenotes the: t'rack rails.

bolt 15, which latter also passes througlran Specification'of Letters Patent. Patented Nov, 23,1909, Application fi1e dApril2 9',1909. Serial No. 492,956i

opening lo in the tie or chair1plate.--. One.;,

or mor'eiof said openings 16 are provided on each sideof-the rail and they are square orof polygonal-shape in cross section tozreceive the squared or flat faced portions 17011 the heads 1816f the bolts 15. Said bolts are, passed upwardly through the tie and parts,

or sections '11-, 12 of the clipand on' their projecting' threaded extremities are applied rail member 3 and the frog member 4.

nuts 19 which when tightened clamp the clip sections or parts 11,12 upon each other and upon the tie and base flange of the track rail, as clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. By making the parts or sections 11, 12 similar they may be reversed so that the beveled face 13 of either one may overlie and engage the upper face of one of the base flanges of the T-shaped track rails.

A further advantage of making the chps in two parts or sections 11, 12 is that when the nuts 19 are loosened the uppermost parts may be turned out of engagement. with the base flanges of the rails, thereby permitting the latter to be lifted from the ties or chair plates without entirely removing the clips or their fastening bolts. The clips above described are used for fastening the usual rails to ordinary ties or chair plates but whenthe rails are of peculiar shape the especially shaped clip parts shown in Figs. 8, 9 and 10 are employed. In Fig. 8 the clip parts or sections 11, 12 are so shaped as to engage and secure the adjacent base flanges of two rails which are disposed close to each other, as, for instance, the poinltield e part 12 is adapted to enter between the op posing edges of the base flanges of the rail members 3, at while the part 11 is placed upon it and has the two beveled faces 13 at its ends engaged with the upper faces of the base flanges of said rail members 3, 4, as will be readily understood on reference to Fig. 4. The parts or sections 11", 12 of the clip shown in Figs. 9 and 10 are so shaped as to effectively secure two converging rails on a. cross tie or chair plate, as will be understood on reference to Fig. 1. The part 12 has a V-shaped end adapted to enter between and engage the opposing edges of the base flanges of converging rails and the part 11", which is V-shaped has the under faces of its converging longitudinal edges beveled, as at 13", to engage the upper faces of the base flanges of such converging rails. Said part or section 11 is formed with a longitudinal slot 14" which receives the clamping bolt and .which permits said part 11 to be retracted out of engagement with the base flanges of the rails when the clamping bolt is loosened for the purpose of removing the {gil or rails from the tie, chair plate or the I-laving thus described the invention what is claimed is:

1. The combination of a cross tie, a rail thereon, adjustable fastenings carried by the tie and two-part clips on said fastenings, the lower parts of the clips being adaptedto engage the edges of the base flangesof the rail, and the upper parts being adapted to engage the upper faces of the base flanges of the rail, said upper parts being also retractable when the fastenings are loosened to permit of the removal of the rail from the tie without the removal of the clips therefrom.

The combination of a rail supporting plate formed from metal and having a flat top provided with an aperture and also having integrally formed zigzag shaped angular flanges projecting downwardly and outwardlyfrom the edges of said top and' adapted to enter the ground to anchor the flat top upon the surface of the same, a nonrotatable fastening in the aperture of said plate and having a threaded upper end, track rails having base flanges resting upon said plate, a two-part clip arranged on said fastening, the lower part of the clip being.

engaged with the edge of the base flange of the rail and the upper part of the clip being formed with a longitudinal slot to receive said fastening and being adapted to rest upon the upper face of the base flange of the rail and a nut upon the upper threaded end of said fastening.

3. The combination of a plate, converging rails arranged on said'plate, means on the plate to engage the outer base flanges of the rails, a fastening projecting upwardly from the plate between the rails, a two-part clip arranged on the fastening, the lower part of the clip being engaged with the edges of the inner base flanges of the rails and the upper clip part being angular in shape to engage the upper faces of the inner base flanges of the rails, said upper cli part being also formed with a longitu inal slot, whereby it may be retracted on said fastening when the latter is loosened.

a. The combination of a rail-supporting plate formed from metal and having a flat top provided with apertures having flat walls, said plate also having integrally formed zigzag shaped flanges projecting downwardly and outwardly from the edges of said top and adapted to enter the ground to anchor the flat top upon the surface of the same, bolts having threaded upper ends and also ends formed with heads and shoulders, the latter being arranged in said fiat walled apertures, track rails having base flanges resting upon said plate, twoart clips arranged on said bolts and having t eir lower parts engaged with the edges of the.

in testimony whereof I hereunto aiiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CYRENIUS l/V. KUTZ. Witnesses:

WAYNE CQMREWAY,

A. M. FISHER. 

